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A hearing is required within 15 days if the Government opposes the motion

To provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking, section 2, Sec. 2. Written by .

A hearing is required within 15 days if the Government opposes the motion

The document says “shallWho acts: United States district courts, United States attorneysHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says

“If the Government files a motion described in clause (i), not later than 15 days after the date on which the motion is filed, the court shall hold a hearing on the motion.”

To provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking, Sec. 2

The Government has 30 days from the filing of a motion under paragraph (1) to file a motion in opposition. If it does, the court is required to hold a hearing within 15 days of that opposition. If the Government does not oppose, a hearing becomes discretionary: the court may hold one, and if it does, not later than 45 days after the motion was filed.

What the document actually says

“If the Government files a motion described in clause (i), not later than 15 days after the date on which the motion is filed, the court shall hold a hearing on the motion.”

To provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking, Sec. 2
That sentence, in plain words

If the government says no, the court must hold a hearing. That hearing comes within 15 days.

What this is about

The government has 30 days to file its own paper saying no. If it files nothing, the court can still hold a hearing. That one comes within 45 days.

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